Kim Kardashian Pays $500K Bail for Death Row Inmate

has played a pivotal role in the release of a former death row inmate  by reportedly posting his $500,000 bail.

Richard Glossip, 63, was freed from State Penitentiary on Thursday as he awaits a retrial for first-degree murder, per Us Weekly.

He spent over two decades on death row and faced nine scheduled execution dates, and was served a 'last meal' three times.

Glossip was Prosecutors said Treese was beaten to death by a baseball bat, and accused Glossip of arranging the murder.

Glossip has long maintained his innocence, and in February 2025 the US set aside his conviction and ordered a new trial because prosecutors allowed testimony from a witness that they allegedly knew was false - a move that was supported by Kardashian.

Judge Natalie Mai set Glossip's bail at $500,000 on Thursday, which was 'immediately' paid by Kardashian, according to Scott Budnick, a film producer whose credits include the 2009 comedy The Hangover.

Budnick took to Instagram to share photos of Glossip walking out of prison with his wife, Lea Glossip, revealing that Kardashian 'GRACIOUSLY paid for' his bail.

'AFTER 29 YEARS INNOCENT ON OKLAHOMA'S DEATH ROW - RICHARD GLOSSIP WALKED OUT AS A FREE MAN THIS AFTERNOON!!!!' Budnick wrote in the caption.